Nevada County picayune., 1887-05-25
Dedication of Washington Monu-
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 The dedication of the Washing ton National monument, on the 22d of February, 1885, was a fit conclusion to President Arthur's official career. This work had been long in progress, as it's re- cord, engraved on its aluminium tip, shows. It is as follows: "COrn. CT stone laid on bed of foundation, July 4, lS4S. First stone at height of l52 feet laid August [, 1880. The laying of the capstone was duly celebrated. The wind, at the top of the monument, was blowing at the rate of sixty miles an hour, and thousands of eyeglasses were pointed towards the little party on the scaffoldings on the summit. All on the upper platform, five hun. dred and fifty feet above the ground, spread portion of the ce. ment. and the capstOne, weighing three thousand three hundred pounds. was lowered into it's place. The tip was then fitted and the work was done, which fact was du ly announced by fl, ing the flag at the top of the monument, and by the answering boom of cannon from various points below.
 The day of final dedication was clear and cold, the ground around the base of the majestic shaft was covered with encrusted snow, and the keen wind that came sweeping down the Potomac made it rather uncomfortable for those who were assembled there. The regular troops and the citizen sOldicry were massed in close columns around the base of the monument, the Free.masons occupied their allotted positions, and in the pavil. lon which had been erected were the invited guests, the executive, legislative and judicial officers; of. ficers of the army, the navy. the marine corps, and the volunteers; the Diplomatic Corps, eminent di- vines, jnrists. scientists, aud journ- alists, and venerable citizens rep. resenting former generations, the Washington National Monument Society, and few ladies who had braved the Arctic weather. After addresses had been delivered by Senator Sherman, w. w. Corcor- an and Colonel Casey, the chief en. gineer, President Arthur made a few wcll.chosen remarks, and con cluded by declaring the monument dedicated from that time forth ''tO the immortal name and memory of George Washington" The cost of the structure has been nearly two millions of dollars, about halt of which the Government has paid, the remainder having been secured by the Monument Association. Af- ter the exercises at the monument, a procession was formed headed by Lieutenant. General Sheridan. which marched along Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol. The Pres. idents special escort was the An. cient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, char. tered in 163S, which had come on to participate in the exercises of the day. Two addresses were de. livered in the House of Represen. tatives at the CapitOl-one (which was read by ex-GovernOr Long) by Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, of Boston, who had delivered the ad- dress when the cornerstone was laid in lS4S, and the other by Hon. John w. Daniel, of Virginia. In the evening the Ancient and Hon. orable Artillery attended a special reception at the White House, re. cipracatory of conrtesies extended by the corps to President Arthur, one of its honorary members.-Per. ley's "Reminiscences.
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